The Lord Has Promised To Meet All Of My Needs, But It Seems He Is Not Doing It. How Can This Be?

The Lord Has Promised To Meet All Of My Needs, But It Seems He Is Not Doing It.

I believe it would be fair to say that all Christians experience times in their life when they need the Lord to provide something, and He does not. If we choose to give very little thought to why this happens, we can quickly arrive at the flimsy conclusion that God is not trustworthy. Maybe we don't say it out loud but there's something inside of us that imperceptibly registers thoughts of doubt in the veracity of God.

What I would like to do through this article is to assure you by using the scriptures that God is not only trustworthy, but His plan is gloriously brilliant for his children. First, let me introduce several examples of Christians who are praying for God to fulfill a need:

• A young man has a desire to have his working wife quit her job and stay home so they can begin to raise a family. However, he must find a way to double his current salary if that is going to happen. He has been praying that God will provide that need for him, but nothing is happening.
• A husband and wife yearn to have children, but it has now been several years of trying and all they have is what appears to be unanswered prayers and buckets of tears.
• A pastor has been praying for years that God would reduce the strife in his church by convicting many in his congregation of their sin and leading them to repentance. After years of prayer, things have only marginally improved and he's now thinking that maybe it's time to move on.

I could literally make up another 100 examples, but they are not needed to make the point. Many Christians find themselves in similar situations where they are praying for God to act, and it seems that their prayers aren't even being heard.

So, let's go to scripture to begin to work through this challenging question.